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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Brown Balogun <brownbalogunnib2@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 12:42:08 -0700
Subject: CONTACT HIM FOR YOUR MONEY

THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION COMPENSATION UNIT,
IN AFFILIATION WITH ECOWAS AUDITORS FINAL NOTICE.

Dear Friend

You may not understand why this mail came to you. We have been having
series of meeting for the past 5 months which ended 2 days ago with the
secretary to the African Union. I am Mrs. Josephine Eric of AFRICAN UNION
COMMISSION the Ecowas District Officer.

Please note that this email is to all the people that have been scammed in
any part of the world, the AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION have agreed to
compensate them with the sum of US$(2.950,000.00)

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their
contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or
international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, these
have been agreed upon and have been signed. You are advised to contact our
paying centre as they are our representative in Accra-Ghana, contact them
immediately for your money ( $2.950,000.00) Tow Million Nine Fifty Thousand
United State oF American Dollars your payment will not take more than 48
hours to reflect in your account

Therefore, you should send to REV. JOSEPH KOFFI your full Name, your direct
telephone number and your correct Postal Address where you want them to
send the Certified Draft to you.

Contact REV. JOSEPH KOFFI immediately to receive your compensation funds
without any further delay, kindly contact him on listed contact information.

Rev.Godson Ababuo.
Financial Director
No 1/6 wuse st Akpapa Segbeya, Accra-Ghana

Email: (revjkofi@yahoo.com)

We will request you to get back to this office as soon as you have
received and confirmed your payment in your bank.

Making the world a better place.

Regards,
Mrs.Pamela Adom
(For African Union Commission).
PO Box 3243. Addis-Ababa , Ethiopia .

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